List of institutions of higher education in Assam
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This list consists of institutions of higher education in the Indian state of Assam. These university/institutions under the state government usually follow a state-centric syllabus, universities under the central government follows the standard syllabus whereas the private university or educational institutes have their own syllabus.
Central universities
| University | Location | Type state | Established | Specialization | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam University | Silchar | Central | 1994 | General | [1] |
| Tezpur University | Tezpur | Central | 1994 | General | [2] |
Institute of National Importance
| Institute | Location | Type | Established | Specialization | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2021 | Health Sciences | |
| Indian Institute of Management Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2025 | Management | |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 1994 | Science, Technology and Management | [3] |
| Indian Statistical Institute Tezpur | Tezpur | Autonomous | 2011 | Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences | [4] |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2013 | Technology and Management | [5] |
| National Institute of Design, Assam | Jorhat | Autonomous | 2019 | Designing | [6] |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | Silchar | Autonomous | 1967 | Science, Technology and Management | [7] |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2008 | Pharmacy | [8] |
| National Forensic Sciences University – Guwahati Campus | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2022 | Forensic Science | [9] |
Deemed universities
| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar | Kokrajhar | Deemed University | 2006 | Technical | [10] |
| Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Guwahati | Deemed University | 2008 | Social Science and Social Work |
State universities
Private universities
| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam Don Bosco University | Guwahati | Private | 2008 | General | |
| Assam Down Town University | Guwahati | Private | 2010 | General | |
| Auniati University | Jorhat | Private | 2022 | Cultural | |
| EdTech Skill University | Tinsukia | Private | 2025 | General | [23] |
| Girijananda Chowdhury University | Guwahati | Private | 2022 | General | [24] |
| Kaziranga University | Jorhat | Private | 2012 | General | |
| Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya | Barpeta | Private – Spiritual | 2017 | General | |
| Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya | Nagaon | Private | 2014 | General | |
| Royal Global University | Guwahati | Private | 2017 | General | [25] |
| Pragjyotishpur University | Chandrapur, Guwahati | Private | 2022 | General | [26] |
| Swami Vivekanand University, Kokrajhar | Kokrajhar | Private | 2025 | General | [27] |
Medical colleges
Law colleges
List of law colleges affiliated to Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh
- Centre for Juridical Studies, Dibrugarh University
- D.H.S.K. Law College, Dibrugarh
- Dr. Rohini Kanta Barua Law College, Dibrugarh
- Golaghat Law College, Golaghat
- Jorhat Law College, Jorhat
- NERIM Law College, Guwahati
- North Lakhimpur Law College, North Lakhimpur
- Tinsukia Law College, Tinsukia
- S.I.P.E. Law College, Dibrugarh
- Lakhimpur lAW College, Lakhimpur
- Dhemaji Law College, Dhemaji
List of law colleges affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati
- Bongaigaon Law College, Bongaigaon
- BRM Government Law College, Guwahati
- Dhubri Law College, Dhubri
- Dispur Law College, Dispur
- Goalpara Law College, Goalpara
- JB Law College, Guwahati
- Kokrajhar Law College, Kokrajhar
- Morigaon Law College, Morigaon
- Nalbari Law College, Nalbari
- NEF Law College, Guwahati
- Nowgong Law College, Nagaon
- Tezpur Law College, Tezpur
- Mangaldai Law College, Mangaldai
- University Law College, Gauhati University
List of law colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar
- A. K. Chanda Law College
- Diphu Law College
- Karimganj Law College
Dental colleges
- Regional Dental College, Guwahati
- Government Dental College, Silchar
- Government Dental College, Dibrugarh
Research institutes
- Central Inland Fisheries Research Centre (ICAR), Regional Centre, Guwahati – 781006
- Centre of Plasma Physics – Institute for Plasma Research (CPP-IPR),प्लाज्मा भौतिकी केंद्र - प्लाज्मा अनुसन्धान संसथान, Guwahati
- Indian Statistical Institute, Tezpur
- Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
- North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture (ABILAC), Guwahati
- Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development
- Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat
- Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh of Indian Council of Medical Research
- Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat
- Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur
- ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Guwahati [40]
- ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Gogamukh [41]
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh[42]
- Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute, Lahdoigarh, Jorhat
Engineering colleges
| Name | Established | City | University | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam Engineering College | 1955 | Guwahati | ASTU | Government | [43] |
| Jorhat Engineering College | 1960 | Jorhat | ASTU | Government | [44] |
| Barak Valley Engineering College | 2017 | Karimganj | ASTU | Government | [45] |
| Bineswar Brahma Engineering College | 2010 | Kokrajhar | ASTU | Government | [46] |
| Dhemaji Engineering College | 2020 | Dhemaji | ASTU | Government | |
| Golaghat Engineering College | 2018 | Golaghat | ASTU | Government | |
| Jorhat Institute of Science & Technology | 1971 | Jorhat | ASTU | Government | [47] |
| Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar | 2006 | Kokrajhar | Deemed to be University | Government | [48] |
| Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology | 2009 | Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh University | Government | [49] |
| Institute of Science and Technology, Gauhati University | 2009 | Guwahati | Gauhati University | Government | |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | 1994 | Guwahati | IIT (autonomous) | Central government | [50] |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | 1967 | Silchar | NIT (autonomous) | Central government | [51] |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati | 2013 | Guwahati | IIIT (autonomous) | Central government | [52] |
| School of Engineering, Tezpur University | 2006 | Tezpur | Tezpur University | Central government | [53] |
| Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology | 2006 | Guwahati | ASTU | Private | [54] |
| Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology | 2008 | Guwahati | ASTU | Private | [55] |
Government college
Colleges under Assam Science and Technology University
- Assam Engineering College, Guwahati (State)
- Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat (State)
- Barak Valley Engineering College, Karimganj (State)
- Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar (State)
- Dhemaji Engineering College, Dhemaji (State)
- Golaghat Engineering College, Golaghat (State)
- Jorhat Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat(State)
Colleges under Dibrugarh University
- Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), DU campus, Dibrugarh (State)
Colleges under Gauhati University
- Gauhati University Institute of Science and Technology (GUIST), GU Campus, Guwahati (State)
Private colleges
- School of Engineering, Assam Downtown University
- School of Engineering, Girijananda Chowdhury University
- Royal School of Engineering, Royal Global University
- Kaziranga University Engineering Institute
Architecture institutes
- Guwahati College of Architecture, Guwahati
- Royal School of Architecture, Betkuchi, Guwahati
- Jettwings Institute Of Fashion, Design & Architecture – (JFDA), Uzanbazar, Guwahati
Autonomous institutions
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati
- National Institute of Technology, Silchar
- National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
- National Institute of Design, Jorhat
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati
- Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
- Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur
- Arya Vidyapeeth College (Autonomous) Guwahati
- B. Borooah College Guwahati
- Bir Lachit Borphukan College
- Debraj Roy College
- Furkating College
- Digboi College, Tinsukia
Hotel management institutes
- Assam Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
- IAM Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
- Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
- Gateway ihm Guwahati
- Jettwings Institute Of Aviation & Hospitality Management, GS Road, Guwahati
- Jettwings Hotel & Travel School Under TISS – SVE Deemed University – Approved by AICTE & MHRD New Delhi.
- North East Institute of Management Science, Jorhat
Management institutes
- IIM Guwahati
- Indian Institute of Bank Management
- Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship
- Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University
- Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Silchar
- Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management, Sivasagar
- Assam Institute of Management, Guwahati
- Asian Institute of Management and Technology
- Centre of Management Studies, Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati
- CKB Commerce College, Jorhat
- Department of Business Administration, Gauhati University
- Don Bosco Institute of Management, Guwahati
- Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati
- Institute of Strategic Business Management (ISBM), Guwahati
- Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management Studies, Assam University
- Jettwings Business School (JBS), Uzanbazar, Guwahati
- Kaziranga University, School of Business, Jorhat
- NEF College of Management & Technology, Guwahati
- North Eastern Regional Institute of Management (NERIM), Guwahati
- Royal School Of Business, Guwahati
- School of Management Science, Tezpur University
- Beinstein College, Lokhora, Guwahati
- Indian Institute for Finance And Management (IIFM), Guwahati
- Times Institute of Management and Technical Studies (TIMTS, Guwahati)
Arts, science and commerce colleges
- Abhayapuri College, Bongaigaon
- Amguri College, Amguri, Sivasagar
- Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College, Nagaon
- Beinstein College of Science, Jalukbari, Guwahati
- B. H. B. College, Barpeta
- Bahona College, Jorhat
- Bajali College, Barpeta
- Bapujee College, Sarukshetri
- Barpeta Girls' College, Barpeta
- Bengtol College, Chirang
- B. N. College, Dhubri
- Bihpuria College, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur
- Bijni College, Bijni
- Bilasipara College, Bilasipara
- Birjhora Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
- Borholla College, Borholla, Jorhat
- Birjhora Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
- Cachar College, Silchar
- CKB College, Teok, Jorhat
- CKB Commerce College, Jorhat
- Cotton College Guwahati
- Chaygaon College, Kamrup
- D. H. S. K. Commerce College, Dibrugarh
- Dakha Devi Rasiwasia College, Chabua
- Dakshin Kamrup College, Kamrup
- Dakshin Kamrup Girls' College, Kamrup
- Darrang College, Tezpur
- DCB Girls' College, Jorhat
- Dergaon Kamal Dowerah College, Dergaon
- Dhemaji College, Dhemaji
- Dhemaji Commerce College, Dhemaji
- Dhakuakhana College, Dhakuakhana
- Dhemaji Girls College, Dhemaji
- Dibrugarh City College, Dibrugarh
- Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College, Dibrugarh
- Dibru College, Dibrugarh
- Digboi College, Digboi
- Dimoria College, Khetri Kamrup Metropolitan district
- Diphu Government College, Diphu
- Dispur College, Guwahati
- DoomDooma College, Doomdooma
- Dr. Nobin Bordoloi College, Dhekiajuli, Jorhat
- Dudhnoi College, Goalpara
- Duliajan College, Duliajan
- Gargaon College, Simaluguri, Sivasagar
- Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati
- Goalpara College, Goalpara
- Gogamukh College, Gogamukh, Dhemaji
- Golaghat Commerce College, Golaghat
- Goreswar College, Goreswar
- Government Model College Deithor
- Guwahati College, Guwahati
- Haflong Government College, Haflong
- Handique Girls College, Guwahati
- Hatsingimari College, Hatsingimari
- Hemo Prova Borbora Girls' College, Golaghat
- Icon Commerce College, Guwahati
- J.D.S.G. College, Bokakhat
- Jagiroad College, Jagiroad
- Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Jhanji
- Jorhat College, Jorhat
- Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat
- Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati
- K.C. Das Commerce College, Guwahati
- K.K. Handique Govt. Sanskrit College, Guwahati
- K. R. B. Girl's College, Guwahati
- Kakojan College, Jorhat
- Kaliabor College, Kuwaritol
- Kamargaon College, Bokakhat
- Kampur College, Kampur
- Karimganj College, Karimganj
- Karimganj Law College, karimganj
- Katigorah Anchalik Degree College, Cachar
- Kokrajhar Government College, Kokrajhar
- Lakhimpur Commerce College, North Lakhimpur
- Lakhimpur Girls' College, North Lakhimpur
- Lakhimpur Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, North Lakhimpur
- Lakhipur College, Lakhipur
- Lalit Chandra Bharali College, Guwahati
- Lokanayak Omeo Kumar Das College, Dhekiajuli
- Lumding College, Lumding
- Madhab Chandra Das College, Sonai, Cachar
- Madhab Choudhury College, Barpeta
- Mahendra Narayan Choudhury Balika Mahavidyalaya, Nalbari
- Majuli College, Kamalabari, Majuli
- Mankachar College, Mankachar
- Manohari Devi Kanoi Girls College, Dibrugarh
- Mariani College, Mariani, Jorhat
- Melamora College, Melamora, Golaghat
- Margherita College, Margherita
- Moran College, Moranhat
- Moridhal College, Dhemaji
- Murkongselek College, Jonai
- Nabajyoti College, Kalgachia
- Nabin Chandra College, Badarpur
- Nagaon GNDG Commerce College, Nagaon
- Nalbari College, Nalbari
- Namrup College, Namrup
- Nanda Nath Saikia College, Titabar, Jorhat
- Narangi Anchalik Mahavidyalaya, Guwahati
- Nilambazar College, Karimganj
- North Bank College, Ghilamara
- North Gauhati College, Guwahati
- Nowgong Girls' College, Nagaon
- Pandu College, Guwahati
- Pithubar Girls' Degree College, Khowang
- Pragjyotish College, Guwahati
- Pramathesh Barua College, Gauripur
- Pub Kamrup College, Baihata Chariali
- Rabindra Sadan Girls' College, Karimganj
- Radha Govinda Baruah College, Guwahati
- Ram Krishna Nagar College, Karimganj
- Rangapara College, Rangapara
- Rangia College, Rangia
- Sadiya College, Sadiya
- Sankaradeva Mahavidyalaya, Lakhimpur
- Sarupathar College, Sarupathar
- S. B. Deorah College, Guwahati
- Science College, Kokrajhar
- Sibsagar Commerce College, Sivasagar
- Sibsagar Girls' College, Sivasagar
- Silapathar College, Silapathar
- Silapathar Commerce College, Silapathar
- Silapathar Town College, Silapathar
- Sissi Borgaon College, Dhemaji
- Sonari College, Sonari
- Sonapur College, Sonapur
- South Salmara College, South Salmara
- Suren Das College, Hajo
- Srikishan Sarda College, Hailakandi
- Swadeshi College of Commerce, Guwahati
- Tangla College, Tangla
- Tezpur College Tezpur
- Tihu College, Tihu
- Tinsukia College, Tinsukia
- Tinsukia Commerce College, Tinsukia
- Tyagbir Hem Baruah College (T.H.B), Jamugurihat, Sonitpur
- Upendra Nath Brahma College, kajalgaon
- West Goalpara College, Goalpara
- Women's College, Tinsukia